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In just a few days the final walls will start to come down from the Town Center expansion of Disney Springs. Everyone I talk to is looking forward to exploring the new area, getting in a few bites at D-Luxe Burgers, sharing a Sprinkles cupcake or two, and shopping at…

Disney’s Frozen is the gift that keeps on giving for The Walt Disney Company. Just in theater box office sales it has earned over $400 million domestically, and $1.3 billion world wide. That doesn’t count the home video sales, which started while Frozen was still in theaters and the countless…

The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was previewed for the press and travel agents earlier in May. The official opening was announced for May 28, but additional opportunities to preview the roller coaster are expected between now and then. If you won’t have a chance to ride or just want a…

The old photographer’s saying goes “the best camera for the shot is the one you have with you.” With more than half of the US now possessing a mobile phone with digital camera built in, the phone has become the camera fo choice for many. This is evidenced by the plethora of…

It does my heart good to see some of the details Imagineers are busy adding to Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure. Part of the re-made entry way to the park, this busy California street will take you back to 1923, when Walt Disney first arrived in California. The…

Disney’s $7 billion purchase of Pixar Studios is looking better and better all the time. Not only are they continuing to roll out the hits (Toy Story 3 just became the best performing domestic release from Pixar ever) but they’re helping to save other projects at the studios as well….

TSMM – Joe Ranft Tribute Originally uploaded by indigoskye I had been through the Disney’s Hollywood Studios version of the Toy Story Midway Mania! Fastpass queue at least a dozen times before I noticed this wonderful detail. Just before you enter the main queue room, there’s a blue bookend with…

WALL•E Meets the Space Needle Originally uploaded by indigoskye WALL•E, the robot from Disney/Pixar’s upcoming animated feature release “WALL•E,” checks out the Seattle sights, developing a special – though not surprising interest in the city’s landmark Space Needle. Built in 1962, the Space Needle served as the symbol of that…